(Honolulu, Hawaii)  High bandwidth, wireless communications leader Loea Corporation and award-winning Referentia Systems today announced a partnership led by Captain Jim Fordice, USN (Ret) expanding military and government related business opportunities for both companies.   Loea specializes in providing a wireless solution with affordable, easy-to-deploy radio links while Referentia Systems specializes in Command, Control, Computers, Communications and Intelligence (C4I)  systems; Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS); and Information Technology and Services (IT&S). 

“Captain Fordice has great vision and proven experience leading large military C4 organizations.  He understands the current needs of military and government customers,” said Admiral Tom Fargo, USN (Ret), Chairman and CEO of Loea Corporation. “We are looking forward to a strategic relationship with Referentia Systems that expands to other projects and regions.” 

Captain Fordice retired in 2006 as Chief of IT Strategy and Integration at the United States Pacific Command, capping a 27 year Navy career that included serving as C4I Systems Directorate Head (N6) for the United States Pacific Fleet.

“We are very pleased with this partnership and the opportunity to leverage the complementary capabilities of Referentia and Loea,” said Nelson Kanemoto, CEO of Referentia Systems.

“I had the honor to work with Admiral Fargo in the military and feel privileged to be advancing wireless solutions for the military services on behalf of Loea and Referentia Systems,” said Captain Fordice.

Loea’s radios can transmit 1.25 Gbps of video, voice and data and are the only FCC licensed radios operating in the 71-86GHz bands.  Loea was recently issued its second patent on cellular backhaul to create a wireless millimeter-wave trunk line. 

About Referentia

Referentia Systems Incorporated, founded in 1996, is an award-winning, SBA-certified 8(a)/SDB provider of C4I Systems, Advanced Technology Solutions, and Information Technology & Services (IT&S).  Headquartered in Honolulu, Referentia maintains staff throughout Hawaii, the continental U.S. and overseas, providing world-class technology, science, and engineering expertise to help government and corporate customers solve complex and critical problems.  For more information visit www.referentia.com

About Loea 

Loea Corporation is the market leader in wireless communications in the 71.0-86.0 GHz bands.  Loea was the first to develop wireless, point-to-point communications technology to operate in the millimeter-wave spectrum from 71.0 to 86.0 GHz.  Loea successfully petitioned the FCC to gain access to this spectrum for commercial use in 2001 and was first to receive commercial FCC approval in July 2005.  Loea is currently the world’s only supplier of FCC-certified radios operating in both the 71.0-76.0 and 81.0-86.0 GHz frequency bands. Loea was established in 2001 and is a subsidiary of defense company, Trex Enterprises Corporation. Trex and Loea occupy office space in New Mexico, Hawaii and Massachusetts.  For more information about Loea, log on at www.loeacom.com or about Trex Enterprises, www.trexenterprises.com.

 

For Business Development Information contact: Jim Fordice, Referentia, Inc. at (505) 345-1641 or jfordice@referentia.com